Marquette and vicinity: Today, a slight chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight, snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Extended forecast: Saturday, a 30 percent chance of snow showers between 8am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Saturday night, a 30 percent chance of snow after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Sunday, snow likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Sunday night, snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Monday, snow likely before 8am, then a chance of snow showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Monday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Tuesday, partly sunny, with a high near 36. Tuesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wednesday, partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Lake Superior: Today, southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering northwest in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the morning, then a chance of snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers in the afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Tonight, north wind up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Wednesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 30 degrees, 4 degrees above normal. The high Wednesday was 31 degrees and the overnight low was 29 degrees.

Snowfall: Wednesday, 0 inches. Year to date, 143.9 inches. Normal to date, 168.5 inches.

Sunset: 8:05 this evening.

Sunrise: 7:51 a.m. Saturday.